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cowherd

Pronunciation:  'kaw`hurd

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 Definition: [n]  a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
 
 Synonyms: cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher
 
 See Also: bronco buster, buckaroo, buckeroo, cowgirl, gaucho, horse wrangler, ranch hand, roper, vaquero, wrangler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cow"herd`\ (-h?rd`), n. [AS. c[=u]hyrde; c[=u] cow +
hyrde a herder.]
One whose occupation is to tend cows.

 

 

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